Big Tech is forcing consumers to pay for its AI boom. Voters are pushing back.

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Source: www.marketwatch.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:03:00 GMT

State regulators are making Big Tech pay for its own grid build-out — leaving traditional utility stocks exposed to a political reckoning.